HOTU wins Tesla Cup, raises Major projection to 73.3%

HOTU defeated GamerLegion 2-0 in the RLG Tesla Cup final, winning Dust2 13-6 and Nuke 13-9. The Russian team finished the tournament without a loss.

HOTU reached the final with 2-0 victories over Luminosity, B8 and GamerLegion. It beat GamerLegion again in the title match.

Dmitry “mizu” Kondratev led HOTU on Dust2 with 24 kills, 140 average damage per round and a 2.40 rating. David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan was the team’s top player on Nuke, recording a 1.69 rating.

The result gave HOTU 1,477 ranking points and second place in the post-event standings. FaZe finished third and qualified for the Singapore Major with 1,544 points.

B8 lost its deciding match against FaZe. Its projected chance of qualifying fell to 12%. GamerLegion stayed fourth with 1,396 points, while K27 moved into fifth with 1,393 points.

Luminosity and Envy entered the Tesla Cup with a small chance of reaching the Major. Both teams were eliminated early and are no longer in the qualification race. Alliance finished seventh with 1,310 points.

HOTU will next compete at the GLuck Moscow Cyber Games 2026 in Moscow. The tournament will be the team’s final event before the invitation cutoff for the Singapore Major.

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